No, I get mad because of your lie of "double post". "Double post" has a very specific meaning. If you were retracting your words, then say that...don't lie and act like you didn't post something inflammatory by modifying a post and saying that you double posted.
I'm just sorry that you don't think it disingenuous to place a false reason for modifying a post. Obviously anything you post in the future is now suspect. You are a known liar now.
If you think so. I don't recall attacking you any other time. In fact, most of the time I agree with you. I was actually leaning more to your side on the TV thread.
I think many peoples reaction will be something like, "Really? I thought Baptist were only like ___-____,. I am so glad I didn't know beforehand or I might never have given this great church a chance. I sure love this church!"
Lying would be calling it a Methodist church and then telling people we are really Baptist.
I was extremely successful in retail, and as far as retail goes, people are really only concerned with a few things:
The quality and value of their purchase.
A good selection to choose from.
A sales person to be honest and very knowledgeable about the products offered.
Having a salesperson skilled enough to help them come to the proper buying decision while in the store.
Their experience and how they are treated once they walk through the doors.
The service they receive both at the time of sale and afterwards.
The majority of people care very little about preconceived notions they had before they walked in as long as all the above is what they experience after they do.
As far as bait and switch what they are doing is not bait and switch.
I'm still excited about our new ministry and having a name and an awesome looking logo.
I'm excited about the man who will be coming with us who will be leading our children's ministry (he has SUCH a heart for the Lord) and the fact that we will even have deaf interpreters immediately in case any of the deaf want to come with us.
I'm so excited that God has provided a place to meet, enough money to cover a year and a half of paying for the location, a TON of people from our home church who feel God's tug on their hearts to go with the new church even when their initial reaction was "no" (which tells me it's God and not pride).
I'm so excited to be going to a town with a half a million people and only 3% of them go to a Bible teaching church.
What a ministry we'll have!
What a harvest!!
THAT is what we're all about.
God has never called me to start a new church, but I can only imagine that it is exciting work.
My prayers go with you ad your husband, and your new Children's Ministry leader.
No worries.
Ya can't quench the excitement when you see God moving, can you?
:)
Thanks!!
I'll definitely be posting as we go along.
If anyone wants to follow our church plant blog, hubby tries to post about once a week with what's happening.
Right now it's been a bit slow but I know as we start to have some meetings before the big start of the church in September, there will be more and more posted.
The blog is here:
http://www.buildinghischurch.blogspot.com/
As moderator, I'm shutting this down. Y'all were warned. This is a fellowship forum and not a place for attacks, strident debates, etc.
Let me say that there are two sides to this that have valid concerns. To try to take something off a marquee to try to "soften our witness" is problematic. It does reek a bit of "bait and switch" so I get that. A lost co-worker recently told me he'd never go to a non-denom church that has no denom in its name because he has no idea what he's in for when he gets there.
That said, every context is different. And some of the greatest expositors and greatest Baptists who ever lived pastored churches w/o Baptist in the title. Such gospel compromisers as Spurgeon, Begg, John MacArthur just to name a few :laugh:
Back to the moderator's warning....the admins are going to see this and I'm recommending disciplinary action. Far too many are bringing their haughty, factious ways into fellowship forums. Well, not on my watch they're not.